Operation of motorized equipment.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 9-122
in effectSec. 9-122. - Operation of motorized equipment.
(a) No person shall park or operate any motorized equipment in a manner contrary to or in violation of posted traffic signs on the airside of city airports.
(b) No person shall operate any motorized equipment on the airside of any city airport unless such equipment has been properly permitted in accordance with regulations promulgated from time to time by the director, and the person operating such motorized equipment is in compliance with section 9-91 of this Code.
(c) No person shall operate any motorized equipment between a terminal building and an aircraft from which passengers are enplaning or deplaning at the hardstands on the ramp.
(d) No person shall operate any motorized equipment in the aircraft movement area of the air operations area on any city airport unless the person maintains constant two-way radio contact with the tower and operates in compliance with the radio instructions or other signals given by the tower.
(e) No person shall operate any motorized equipment in any hangar on any city airport unless the exhaust on the motorized equipment is equipped with adequate screens or baffles to prevent the escape of sparks and the propagation of flames.
(f) Any person operating motorized equipment on the airside of any city airport shall yield the right-of-way to any aircraft that is being towed or maneuvered.
(g) No person operating motorized equipment on the airside of any city airport shall pass any moving aircraft without first receiving clearance from the tower.
(h) No person shall operate motorized equipment on the airside of any city airport without operating headlights and taillights, both of which shall be of sufficient brilliance to assure safety while operating at night. Such lights shall be kept lighted between sunset and sunrise. All motorized equipment shall have not less than one reflector mounted on each corner of such equipment.
(Ord. No. 02-1184, § 1(Exh. A), 12-18-02)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH9AV_ARTIIIAIARRE_DIV3MOEQ_S9-122OPMOEQFetched: 10/26/2026